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    Posterolateral full-endoscopic debridement and irrigation is effective in treating thoraco-lumbar pyogenic spondylodiscitis, except in cases with large abscess cavities

    To determine the efficacy and poor prognostic factors of posterolateral full-endoscopic debridement and irrigation (PEDI) surgery for thoraco-lumbar pyogenic spondylodiscitis.

    Katsuhisa Yamada, Masahiko Takahata, Ken Nagahama, Akira Iwata in European Spine Journal (2023)

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    Morphological analysis of Kambin's triangle using 3D CT/MRI fusion imaging of lumbar nerve root created automatically with artificial intelligence

    We developed a software program that automatically extracts a three-dimensional (3D) lumbar nerve root image from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) lumbar nerve volume data using artificial intelligence. The ai...

    Katsuhisa Yamada, Ken Nagahama, Yuichiro Abe, Yoshinori Hyugaji in European Spine Journal (2021)

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    Impact of deep extensor muscle-preserving approach on clinical outcome of laminoplasty for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: comparative cohort study

    This study aimed to compare patients undergoing deep extensor muscle-preserving laminoplasty and conventional open-door laminoplasty for the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). We specifically ...

    Yoshihisa Kotani, Kuniyoshi Abumi, Manabu Ito, Hideki Sudo in European Spine Journal (2012)

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    A retrospective study of congenital osseous anomalies at the craniocervical junction treated by occipitocervical plate-rod systems

    To evaluate the effectiveness of posterior occipitocervical reconstruction using the anchors of cervical pedicle screws and plate-rod systems for patients with congenital osseous anomalies at the craniocervica...

    **anjun Ding, Kuniyoshi Abumi, Manabu Ito, Hideki Sudo in European Spine Journal (2012)